This is true, but i fear it would open up a can of worms potentially, where govt oversight would be required or demanded to oversee the investment (people doing no good just trying to cash in). Maybe not.
You described a hypothetical scenario that is the actual scenario we’re already living in.
People doing no good (CEOs, investors) are already cashing in and are demanding an oversight on the investment.
That’s not quite what I meant.
I’m talking about the (potential) relationship between a gov and repo maintainers, and whether that would mean less freedom for the developers, since govs are typically required to ensure tax money is spent on legitimate purposes.
As I said though, it was just a thought. Things like research grants exist, it could work the same.
This is true, but i fear it would open up a can of worms potentially, where govt oversight would be required or demanded to oversee the investment (people doing no good just trying to cash in). Maybe not.
You described a hypothetical scenario that is the actual scenario we’re already living in. People doing no good (CEOs, investors) are already cashing in and are demanding an oversight on the investment.
That’s not quite what I meant.
I’m talking about the (potential) relationship between a gov and repo maintainers, and whether that would mean less freedom for the developers, since govs are typically required to ensure tax money is spent on legitimate purposes.
As I said though, it was just a thought. Things like research grants exist, it could work the same.